Description of Event or Problem · 1
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTIONAL (PCI) PROCEDURE, A SHAFT BREAK OCCURRED. THE PATIENT PRESENTED WITH ANGINA PECTORIS. THE 90% STENOTIC, PROGRESSIVE, DE NOVO, DIFFUSE LESION WAS LOCATED IN THE MILDLY CALCIFIED AND MODERATELY TORTUOUS PROXIMAL/MID LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING (LAD) CORONARY ARTERY. ANOTHER MANUFACTURER'S 1.5MM X 15MM BALLOON CATHETER PRE-DILATED THE LESION. FOUR INFLATIONS WERE PERFORMED AT 18 ATMS FOR 5 SECONDS EACH. ANOTHER MANUFACTURER'S 3.0MM X 33MM DRUG ELUTING STENT WAS IMPLANTED IN THE PROXIMAL/MID LAD. THE 15MM X 3.0MM QUANTUM MAVERICK MONORAIL WAS INSERTED FOR POST-DILATION. UPON INSERTION OF THIS DEVICE, THE MID SHAFT BENT. UPON WITHDRAWAL, THE MIDSHAFT BROKE APPROXIMATELY 90CM FROM THE DISTAL TIP. THE PROCEDURE WAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED WITH ANOTHER 15MM X 3.0MM QUANTUM MAVERICK MONORAIL BALLOON CATHETER. NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED. PATIENT STATUS US REPORTED AS "STABLE".